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Subject: Moddin' Newbie Info
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wizaj00 19.07.08 - 03:54pm
The other day, I posted a guide at SE-NSE for moddin' newbies. I would have reproduced it here if it weren't so long, but I'll just cut out a few important parts, but if anyone wants to read it then the url is http://forums.se-nse.net/index.php?showtopic=29591 * +
wizaj00 19.07.08 - 03:55pm
All SE phones are basically broken down into groups... Since this is a quickstart guide, I'll be defining terms very concisely.... You'll need to find out your phone's Platform, CID, EROM, Colour and Firmware version... for a start * +
wizaj00 19.07.08 - 03:56pm
CID is basically the protection system used on your phone, it determines the loaders used to break into it Current CIDs in use by SE are 29/36/37/49/50/51/52/53 The most common CIDs are 36, 49, 51/52, 53 The most modifications that are available on SE-NSE can be applied to the above mentioned CIDs, apart from 53, which is still under research and development * +
wizaj00 19.07.08 - 03:56pm
EROM is Extended ROM. This is the base part of the software which isn't flashed in normal update operations. It controls the flashing interface, the boot loader, etc. * +
wizaj00 19.07.08 - 03:56pm
EROM Colour:This colour defines what kind of phone you have. RED Phones are typical retail phones BROWN phones are phones used in development and testing BLUE phones are the units that were a55 embled at the factory but never programmed with firmware/IMEI/GDFS * +
wizaj00 19.07.08 - 03:56pm
PLATFORM is the hardware 'chipset' used in the mobile you own. DB2000, DB2010, DB2020, DB3150 are the most common platforms, and DB2010 to DB3150 are supported by most free tools * +
wizaj00 19.07.08 - 03:57pm
FIRMWARE is the 'operating system' of your phone, it is divided into two parts; MAIN Firmware and FS (File System). The FS contains the system files that are required for operation of the phone itself, and the MAIN is the actual operating environment. * +
wizaj00 19.07.08 - 03:57pm
The first step to modifying a phone is making a GDFS backup, this is absolutely critical. Please DO NOT SKIP this step * +
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